Adjustable shade and curtain bracket



Aug. u, w25. 1,549,572

E. D. BIANDT ADJUSTABLE SHAD AND CURTAIN BRACKET (3v/Wenko@ Aug. ll, 1925. v 1,549,572

E. D. BRANDT ADJUSTABLE SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET Filed Nov. 17, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jupe/m tot patented 11,

EDWARD D. BRANDT, OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

Application filed. November To @ZZ 107mm t may concern.'

Be it known that 1, EDWARD D. BRANDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Adjustable Shade and Curtain Bracket; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

rlhis invention relates to adjustable and combined shade and curtain brackets and has for its object to provide a device of the character stated which is of generally improved construction and in which provision is made for the attaching` of the bracket to window frames of different dimensions vithout the employment of screws or other fastening means of like kind which split and mar the woodwork of the window frame and through the employment of which it is di'flicult to secure a shade and curtain bracket in proper position.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a bracket having the above stated characteristics and which embodies means providing for the adjustment of the curtain pole or support and the shade roller supports simultaneously and also includes means providing for the adjustment of the shade roller supports independent of each other and independent of adjustment of the curtain pole or support, improved means being provided for securing the parts of the device in position after desired adjustments have been made.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the kind stated, which embodies a few number of parts, in which the desired adjustments may be readily and quickly made, and which is 'easily and cheaply constructed and may be manufactured and sold at a relatively low cost.

`While the following description and accompanying drawings describe and illustrate the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters are applied to like parts in the different views,

Serial No. 675,353.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper portion of the window frame, showing my improved device attached thereto,

Figure 2 is a, plan view'of the device 60 shown in Figure 1, the curtain support or pole being in place,

Figure 3 is a detail. perspective view showing one of the curtain and shade roller supporting brackets detached,

Figure a is a detail sectional view showing the connection between the curtain pole and one of the supporting brackets,

Figure 5 is a sectional view showing the manner of securing the supporting brackets to the supporting rod or bar,

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-'6 of Figure 1,

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail showing the improved locking means,

Figure 8 is a sectional detail of the locking pieans shown on the line 8-8 of Figure t.

Referring in detail to the accompanying drawings, the device comprises essentially, a sectional supportingrod or bar 1, a sectional curtain supporting rod or pole 2, and the curtain pole and shade roller supporting brackets 3 one of which is disposed adjacent each end of the sectional supporting rod or bar 1. Each section of the supporting rod or bar, at its outer end carries one or more hooks l each having its end sharpened for penetration, and these hooks are designed to bite into the frame work of the window, to secure the device in place. The' engagement of the hooks with the window frame is best shown in Figure 2. Secured adjacent each of the outer ends of the sections of the supporting bar or rod 1, is a 90 small bar 5, each of these bars 5 having an opening or perforation adjacent each of its ends, whereby if found desirable screws or other fastening means may be passed through the openings to assist the hooks 4c in securing the improved device in place.

An elonOated slot 6 is formed adjacent the outer ends of each of the sections of the supporting bar 1, and these slots provide for the adjustable mounting of the brackets 3 on the supporting bar. Each of the brackets 3 comprise, a base plate 7 havingits longitudinal edges overturned to embrace the longitudinal edges of the respective sections of the supporting bar, and the bracku@ ets have one of their transverse edges bent to project forwardly and provide the ears 8 designed to receive a shade roller therebetween and support the same in the usual manner. The opposite transverse edges of the plates 7 are extended and reduced, and bent to project forwardly of the plates and provide the outstanding lugs or projections 9 adapted to cooperate with each other to support the curtain pole 2.

Passing through the elongated slots 6 and through the base or plate 7 ot the brackets 3', are bolts 10 provided at their under sides with enlarged heads 11 and having a square sided portion adapted to lit within the slots and hold the bolts against rotation. Threaded onto the outer ends oi' each of the bolts 10, is an enlarged diskv 12 having its periphery7 extending beyond the longitudinal edges oit the plates 7, so that the disk may be readily grasped and rotated to` secure or loosen the brackets in place. The curtain pole or support, comprises a pair of sections 2LnL and 2l, each of which have their outer ends bent to extend rearwardly 'from their major port-ions and provid d with ears 18 to be bent about the lugs or outstanding projections 9 of the brackets 3. rIhe section 2a of the curtain pole, has a bifurcated portion 13 adapted to be received within the hollow terminal portion 14 ot the section 21. A pin 15 passes through the hollow terminal portion of the section 2b, and serves to hold the legs otthe biturcated portion of the section 2 in spaced relation, to prevent the same becoming bent or distorted so as to interfere with their easy sliding movement in the section 2h.

Means is provided for locking the sections 12L and 1b of the supporting bar 1, in their relative adjusted positions. To this end, the section 1n is provided with a plurality or aligned perforations 16, and is provided at its inner end with ears 17 to grip about the section la and assist in holding the sections in close proximity one to the other. As shown the sections are arranged side by side and adapted for longitudinal sliding movement to vary the length ot the bar 1. The section 1b, at its inner end has pivoter thereto a lever member 18, the pivot 19 being positioned inwardly ot `the end ot the lever. At a point beneath the pivot 19, and at its rear side, the lever 18 carries a pin 2O adapted to be selectively engaged in one ot the openings or pertorations 16 in the section 1a. Pivoted to the` lever at a point outward of its pivotal connection with the section 1, is a catch member 20 adapted to cooperate with the outer twisted end 21 ot the lever, to hold the sections ot the supporting bar 1 in proper position when desired adjustments have been made.

In applying the improved structure to a window trame, the device is adjusted to have the hooks l engage opposite edges ot the traine, with the lever 18 thrown to the lett side of its pivot and having its pin Q() in engagement with one ot the openings or perforations 16. In this position, when the lever is moved to the right hand side ot its pivot, it draws the sections 1"L and 1b toward each other and causes the hooks 11 to bite into the trame work and secure the supporting bar and parts carried thereby in proper position.

Having thus described the invention, what I cla-iin is 1. In a device of the class described, a supporting bar including a pair ot longitudinally adjustable sections each ot said sections having an elongated longitudinally extending slot adjacent its outer end, means passing through each of said slots and adjustable therein, a bracket secured to each of said means adjustable therewith, each of said brackets comprising a plate having its ends bent forwardly to provide means tor supporting a shade roller and means lor supporting' a curtain pole, means associated with the first named means to secure the latter and the brackets in required adjusted position, and means associated with the supporting bar to secure the sections thereof in required adjusted position.

2. In a device ofl the class described, a supporting bar including a pair ot longitudinally adjustable sections, each of said sections having an elongated longitudinally extending slot adjacent its outer end, means passing through each of said slots and adjust-able therein, a bracket secured to each of said means and adjustable therewith, each ot said brackets provided with means for supporting a shade roller and other means for supporting a curtain pole, and

means associated with the lirst named means to secure the latter and the brackets in required adjnsted positions.

3. In a device of the class described, a supporting bar including a pair ot longitudinally adjustable sections, a. bracket cured to each or" said sections adjacent its outer end, said brackets provided with means for supporting a shade roller and othe means for supporting a curtain pole, and means associated with the supporting bar to secure the sections thereof in required adjusted position, said last named means coinprising a lever pivoted inwardly of one end thereof to one ot the sections of said supporting bar and having a. pin selectively engageable in one of a series of openings in the other ot said bars, and adapted to be rocked to draw the outer ends ot' said sections toward each other, said lever having its free end bent to clampingly engage that section of the supporting bar provided with the opening, whereby to prevent separation of said sections.

In testimony whereoi2 I aitix my signature.

EDWARD D. BRANDT.

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